another classical question... Hans? Anyone?

[walrus]

So now that I am investigating getting a classical guitar, I have gotten into Charlie Byrd, too - very cool stuff!

Here's my question - there is a "G-5P" Guild classical guitar on eBay right now - "Made in Spain by Guild" according to the seller. I have a 1980's catalog (the time frame claimed by the seller) which has Mark III, IV, and V, but I cannot find anything on this model. Is it a quality guitar? Anyone have one?

Here's the link:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... :IT&ih=018


Thanks, walrus

 

[Graham]

I saw that today walrus and I am wondering the same thing.

 

[Jeff]

These guitars or some like them made in Spain came up a while back. Try searching the forum you might be able to find Hans' comments.

Oh heck, just type Spain in the search & several references come up..

http://www.letstalkguild.com/phpBB2/vie ... ight=spain

Rosewood back & sides to me would be a check mark in the positive column for quality. Seems they go fairly reasonable.

 

[walrus]

Thanks for that link, Jeff - duh!! I should have searched first!

So, sounds like a good score if the price stays reasonable. It is interesting that there is a glut of classicals on eBay right now - 3 Mark II's and this "G5-P".

Thanks, walrus

 

[guildzilla]

Go look at Alhambra 5-P reviews in Harmony Central to get the specs on the Alhambra made in Spain Guilds. Very interesting guitars. Very pretty guitars, but likely the rosewood is laminate, not solid.